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Discovery News:
Jane's Addiction Bassist Quits, Lil Wayne Still Free
From www.billboard.com at 04/03/10 11:49 PM. 0 comments.
Jane's Addiction bassist quits again, Sean Lennon defends mom Yoko for allowing dad John's image in a car ad, Lil Wayne sentencing rescheduled again, Jimmy Fallon and ?uestlove talk band discovery.
Vampire Weekend News:
SNL & Jimmy Fallon
From blogs.myspace.com at 04/03/10 05:00 PM. 0 comments.
We are very excited about a couple upcoming TV appearances.This Saturday we will be returning to the legendary Saturday Night Live with guest host Zach Galifianakis. It's CT's birthday on Saturday, so...
Monkey News:
Kano and Bashy: How to handle Gorillaz
From www.guardian.co.uk at 04/03/10 04:48 PM. 0 comments.
The grime stars go back to back on the Plastic Beach track White Flag. So what was it like working with a load of cartoons?
Kano: 'I was a bit worried someone was going to turn me into a cartoon'
You may think it's weird working with a cartoon band but there are a lot of characters in grime, especially since the early days. The scene was built on strong characters â€' I could imagine someone animating Wiley! I was always a bit worried that the label was going to turn me into a cartoon character because they always wanted to exaggerate everything.
I first met Damon when we did a song together, Feel Free, for my album London Town. I went down to his studio and he was working on his Monkey: Journey to the West project. We're definitely on the same page musically, but we're not too similar: it's important to be on a different wavelength as well. In the same way, I think Gorillaz are on a totally different wavelength to most popular music.
When Damon explained the concept of the Plastic Beach album to me I was pretty blown away. He said the idea was that there was this place in the middle of the Pacific ocean and basically all the musicians from around the world were coming to meet at that one place. Once he played me some music I really started to get the idea. I thought it would...
Holly Miranda News:
In Brief: Nels Cline, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Nada Surf, Mission Creek
From www.pitchfork.com at 04/03/10 03:00 PM. 0 comments.
-- When he's not wrecking axes in Wilco, avant garde guitar hero Nels Cline leads his trio the Nels Cline Singers, among various other side projects. On April 13, Cryptogramopone will release Initiate, the Singers' new double album. Members of Deerhoof and Cibo Matto's Yuka Honda guest, and the second disc was taped live at San Francisco's Cafe du Nord.
-- On March 9, FatCat will release The Last Place You'll Look, the new EP from anthemic Scottish indie crew We Were Promised Jetpacks. The band is on tour in the U.S. right now.
-- Brooklyn Buzz Bin vets Nada Surf have a new covers album called If I Had a Hi-Fi. On June 8, Nada Surf's own Mardev Records will release the album, which includes their takes on tracks from Spoon, Kate Bush, Depeche Mode, and more. Until then, you'll only be able to buy it at the band's shows. Holly Miranda and Calexico's Martin Wenk make guest appearances.
-- The annual Mission Creek Music Festival will once again take over venues around Iowa City March 30 - April 3. This year, performers will include Camera Obscura, Xiu Xiu, Acid Mothers Temple, Tim...
Peaches News:
Peaches Has Great Fans- Part Deux
From www.peachesofficialblog.com at 04/03/10 02:31 PM. 0 comments.
Peaches TV wants YOU! We turned the camera back on the fans to bring you the second round of Peaches’ devotees in the spotlight!
We love this series!!!It’s our chance to show off all the gorgeous Peaches fans all over the world!
Leave us a comment below.
Peaches News:
Peaches Has Great Fans- Part Deux
From www.peachesofficialblog.com at 04/03/10 02:31 PM. 0 comments.
Peaches TV wants YOU! We turned the camera back on the fans to bring you the second round of Peaches’ devotees in the spotlight!
We love this series!!!It’s our chance to show off all the gorgeous Peaches fans all over the world!
Leave us a comment below.
Radiohead News:
Radiohead's Ed O'Brien pleads with BBC not to axe 6 Music
From www.nme.com at 04/03/10 12:26 PM. 0 comments.
He labels BBC Director General as 'Herr' Mark Thompson
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Holly Miranda Link:
The Selby Times - Great Album Review
From www.selbytimes.co.uk at 04/03/10 10:34 AM. 0 comments.
M.I.A. News:
Paul Weller and MIA added to Oya Festival line-up
From www.nme.com at 03/03/10 11:27 PM. 0 comments.
Acts to join Pavement and Iggy And The Stooges at the Norwegian event
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Radiohead News:
Radiohead, David Bowie, Lily Allen Blast BBC Over 6 Music Closure Threat
From www.pitchfork.com at 03/03/10 09:00 PM. 0 comments.
When the British Broadcasting Corporation announced plans to potentially shut down 6 Music, the digital radio station they launched in 2002, people were not happy.
According to its website, 6 Music "brings together the cutting edge music of today, the iconic and groundbreaking music of the past 40 years and unlimited access to the BBC's wonderful music archive." It focuses on more non-mainstream tunes than the BBC's more popular radio stations.
Though heavily rumored for days, the official announcement came at a BBC press conference yesterday, as Billboard reports. At the press conference, BBC Director-General Mark Thompson put forward a cost-cutting plan called Putting Quality First, which proposes closing 6 Music and the Asian culture station the Asian Network, and reducing funds for the BBC's websites. For now, though, it's only a proposal, subject to "a 12-week public consultation," according to Billboard. For the plan to go into effect, the BBC Trust will have to approve it this autumn. The public can contribute their opinions here.
Many high-profile artists have responded to the news with dismay. Reuters reports that David Bowie issued a quick statement on his website: "6music keeps the spirit of broadcasters like John Peel alive and for new artists to lose this station would be a great shame."
On Radiohead's Dead Air Space website, guitarist
Vampire Weekend News:
Lil Wayne's Luck On Fire, Sade Still On Top
From www.billboard.com at 03/03/10 08:28 PM. 0 comments.
Lil Wayne's sentencing delayed again, Sade holds at No. 1 on album charts for third week, Gang Starr's Guru recovering from heart surgery, Vampire Weekend talks autotune.
Radiohead News:
Listen: Blonde Redhead Remix Liars
From www.pitchfork.com at 03/03/10 04:50 PM. 0 comments.
For the double-disc edition of their new album Sisterworld (out March 9 on Mute), Liars called on a bunch of friends to "reinterpret" the tracks from the album. Friends like Radiohead's Thom Yorke, TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe, and Bradford Cox of Deerhunter/Atlas Sound. And Blonde Redhead frontwoman Kazu Makino, whose take on "Drip" you can hear right here, right now.
You can also stream Sisterworld in its entirety over at Liars' MySpace.
Radiohead News:
6 Music
From www.radiohead.com at 03/03/10 03:16 PM. 0 comments.
Mark Thompson, Herr Director General of the BBC, announced yesterday that 6 music was to be closed ... which is obviously a ludicrous decision for those who actually love hearing great music on the radio ... so I've written to the BBC Trust, who apparently have the ability to reverse the decision, and if you feel this way inclined the link is https://consultations.external.bbc.co.uk/departments/bbc/bbc-strategy-review/consultation/consult_view
Here's what I wrote:
To whom it may concern,
I am writing regarding the news today that 6 Music is going to be closed, in the hope that you reconsider this decision. To be honest I, along with a vast number of other musicians, music industry types and real music fans, are completely shocked and baffled by this news. I wonder if those who made this decision are actually aware of the hugely important role that 6 music plays in fostering and promoting new bands, as well as still playing the likes of the band that I am in. It literally is the radio lifeblood for music outside of the mainstream. Not to denigrate Radio's 1 and 2, but it really is the only station that puts music first, and that's from a punters point of view and not some bloke in a band. Nowhere else can you hear an archived session track from T Rex juxtaposed next to Midlake's latest release. As David Bowie, put it ... it keeps the spirit of...
Golden Silvers News:
BRONZE CLUB RETURNS!!!
From goldensilvers.co.uk at 03/03/10 02:27 PM. 0 comments.
The bronze club nights at the macbeth have gone quarterly and we have a very special lineup for our first night of 2010…
Radiohead News:
sticky Tar Chart rant
From www.radiohead.com at 03/03/10 10:35 AM. 0 comments.
so yes rumour has it that the canadians came to the copenhagen summit demanding to increase their co2 emmissions.
principally cuz of the tar sands and how much money the faceless motherfuckers in the oil industry stand to make out of it.. who are obviously bankrolling the government there.
i find it hard to correlate this all with the canadians i know who are very forward thinking..
the frightening thing about it is that just such a project could send the climate over the tipping point.
here's a link.. but just google if you wanna know more
people and planet on tar sands
....i try to imagine what it must be like to work in the political lobby office of BP or whatever (ok not often).. must be nice to not give a shit... i've met some people involved in the oil industry they seem nice enough... u know..
but hey, they might cry, were all answerable to the shareholders..
err hang on isnt that most of us? pension funds etc? tricky. but then again not really. what use is a fuckin pension when there aint nowhere to live?
an yway
this is an office chart for all u shareholders out there>>>>
Intro: Live At Skateland (1986) Cutty Ranks
Brothers Gonna Work It Out Public Enemy Fear of a Black Planet
Cyclic Bit Raymond Scott
Audience No. 2 Autolux
New York Is Killing Me (Original Clapping Version) Gil Scott-Heron
Natty DVA
Sing Four Tet
Titus Andronicus News:
Stream New Albums From Titus Andronicus, Liars, Gorillaz, Broken Bells
From www.pitchfork.com at 02/03/10 10:40 PM. 0 comments.
Next Tuesday, March 9, is a big record release day in the U.S. Several titles coming out next week are available for your listening pleasure right now. Click below for links to stream new albums from Titus Andronicus, the Shins' James Mercer and Danger Mouse's Broken Bells, Gorillaz, Liars, and more:
-- Titus Andronicus: The Monitor
-- Broken Bells: Broken Bells
-- Gorillaz: Plastic Beach
-- Liars: Sisterworld
-- Frightened Rabbit: The Winter of Mixed Drinks
-- Gonjasufi: A Sufi and a Killer
-- Free Energy: Stuck on Nothing
-- The Morning Benders: Big Echo
-- The Besnard Lakes: The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night
Vampire Weekend News:
Vampire Weekend, Clipse, Very Best to Play the Roots' Roots Picnic Festival
From www.pitchfork.com at 02/03/10 09:50 PM. 0 comments.
Roots drummer ?uestlove maintains one of the most entertaining Twitters in music; follow him stat if you aren't already. Last night, followers were treated to a video of ?uestlove, backstage at "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" (where the Roots are the house band), announcing the lineup for the Roots Picnic, the festival the band has put on in its hometown of Philadelphia three years in a row.
This year's Roots Picnic will go down June 5 at Festival Pier on Penn's Landing, and the lineup reflects the band's eclectic tastes. Headliners Vampire Weekend will be joined by Clipse, the Very Best, tUnE-yArDs, Mayer Hawthorne, Pattern Is Movement, Das Racist, and more. The Roots themselves will play, as will two side projects: ?uestlove teaming up with DJ Jazzy Jeff and MC Black Thought's collaboration with Dice Raw and Truck North, Money Making Jam Boys.
In the video, ?uestlove promises that the Picnic will also feature an amazing reunion, but doesn't come out and say who it is. Watch the video to see why we think it's Run-D.M.C.
Radiohead News:
UPDATE: Arcade Fire NOT Covering Peter Gabriel's "Games Without Frontiers"
From www.pitchfork.com at 02/03/10 05:00 PM. 0 comments.
Arcade Fire photo by Kathryn Yu
UPDATE: According to Arcade Fire's publicist, The New York Times incorrectly reported that the band is covering "Games Without Frontiers". The band is not covering that song. It is unclear if they are covering another Peter Gabriel song or not participating in the project at all.
Peter Gabriel's album Scratch My Back, in which he covers songs by Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Magnetic Fields, Radiohead, and more, is out today in the U.S. As previously reported, Gabriel is preparing a companion volume called I'll Scratch Yours, in which the artists Gabriel tackled on Scratch My Back cover songs from Gabriel's own back catalogue. We've heard Stephin Merritt's take on "Not One of Us", and Thom Yorke's version of "Wallflower" is allegedly in the works, though that seems to be progressing slowly. Paul Simon's cover of "Biko" is out now.
Yesterday, The New York Times reported that Arcade Fire is "working on" a cover of "Games Without Frontiers", from Gabriel's 1980 solo album. Take a listen to the original below, and imagine how it would sound with Win Butler or Regine Chassagne singing:
Titus Andronicus News:
The Beatles were for sale - we give it away
From titusandronicustheband.blogspot.com at 02/03/10 05:46 AM. 0 comments.
Speaking of instant gratification, it is about time we took that concept to its logical conclusion. If you head over to our MySpace (OurSpace?) you may now stream our new album, The Monitor, in it's entirety for free, just because we like you guys so much. I have been trying very hard over the past hour to put the songs in order, but it just isn't happening. How annoying. Anyway, you already know what the tracklist is, so you shouldn't have too much trouble. This streaming thing is only going to be happening until the 3rd, or maybe just until the 2nd. I never know with this sort of thing. Just to be safe, you better listen to it right this second.
Hey, stop reading this. Didn't I just say to go listen to our record on MySpace right now?
Well, as long as yr here, we might as well talk about some of the appearances we are going to be making at this year's SXSW music conference. We already heard about the Fucked Up Saves Music showcase that is going down on the 20th at Red 7 Patio, but did you know that we are also going to be playing with Fucked Up at a BrooklynVegan day party on the 17th at Emo's? Two shows with Fucked Up - how lucky are we? Fucked Up is one of the greatest bands in the world, even though my father doesn't approve of their name (nor Fuck...
Vampire Weekend News:
Vampire Weekend Anchors Third Roots Picnic Fest
From www.billboard.com at 02/03/10 04:07 AM. 0 comments.
Vampire Weekend will headline the third annual Roots Picnic in Philadelphia.
Titus Andronicus News:
Pitchfork Invades Austin!
From www.pitchfork.com at 01/03/10 10:40 PM. 0 comments.
For a large version of this poster, click here.
Pitchfork is throwing two big parties in Austin, Texas on March 19 and 20. Come hang with us!
We've once again teamed up with our friends at the Windish Agency to present the fifth annual Pitchfork/Windish Austin Party. The party will go down at Emo's (603 Red River St.) on Friday March 19 from 12 - 6 p.m. It features 12 bands on both the outdoor stage and the Emo's Jr. indoor stage. The party is free and open to the public, but be warned: Lines get long if you don't show up early. Thanks to our friends at Ticketweb for helping out.
Bands playing the Pitchfork/Windish Austin Bash include Neon Indian, Japandroids, Real Estate, Memory Tapes, Surfer Blood, Local Natives, Best Coast, and more.
On Saturday, March 20, from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., we'll kick off the first ever official Pitchfork SXSW Showcase at the Scoot Inn (1308 East 4th St.). This is a full-on SXSW show, so badges and wristbands will be free, with a very limited number of tickets possibly available at the door. (Stay tuned to SXSW.com for more info.) The showcase lineup features Titus Andronicus, Sleigh Bells, the Very Best, Bear in Heaven, and more.
Check out the lineups and set times for both shows below. See you in Austin!
The...
Tapes 'n Tapes News:
We're Playing a Show (and making a record!)
From www.tapesntapes.com at 01/03/10 10:32 PM. 0 comments.
Hey you! Long time no see. We hope you're having a good winter. Our winter has been focused on less talk and more rock. We've got a bunch of new rock, a full album's worth actually. We are going in to the studio to record our third LP. We're really excited for all of you to hear what we've been working on for all this time.
On the eve of entering the studio, Sunday, March 21, we're going to be playing a rock show at the 7th St. Entry with our good friends Vampire Hands and Minneapolis Dub Ensemble. We're gonna need to get the kinks out and have some fun playing new songs and old. It's going to be a rocking good time.
Tickets for the show are on sale now through all First Avenue outlets.
See ya soon,
tapes 'n tapes
Basement Jaxx News:
Sayonara
From www.basementjaxx.net at 01/03/10 03:28 PM. 0 comments.
The “Scars” tour officially came to an end in Tokyo last Saturday night with a storming show at a packed out Studio Coast venue.
Nearly 3000 Japanese Jaxx-freaks witnessed almost 2 hours of the usual mayhem which was followed by tears & champagne backstage afterwards.
Simon & Felix would like to thank their amazing live band, dedicated crew and all the thousands of fans around the world who came along to the shows.
Thank You & Goodnight !
Thom Yorke News:
Flying Lotus to Perform Live Experimental Film Score
From www.pitchfork.com at 01/03/10 02:00 PM. 0 comments.
Flying Lotus's mutant beats have a certain woozy cinematic quality to them; they're a great soundtrack for when you press your thumbs into your eyelids and see weird shapes. So it stands to reason that his music would make fitting accompaniment for some avant-garde animation. We'll find out for certain next month, when FlyLo drops by the Ann Arbor Film Festival on March 26 to premiere a live score for Harry Smith's 1962 experimental film Heaven & Earth Magic.
FlyLo will follow up his live score by headlining a festival afterparty at the Blind Pig, with VJ Dr. Strangeloop manipulating images while FlyLo performs. Mahjongg will open.
It's all part of a very busy few months for Flying Lotus. On May 3 in the UK and May 4 in the U.S., Warp will release Cosmogramma, his new album, which features a guest appearance from one Thom Yorke. FlyLo will also do opening act duties on the Spring American tour from Mr. Yorke's new band Atoms for Peace.
Elvis Perkins News:
Elvis and Norah Jones
From blogs.myspace.com at 01/03/10 11:58 AM. 0 comments.
Elvis is going on tour with Norah Jones on the following dates. He will be playing these shows solo:March 20 Chicago, IL Chicago TheatreMay 06 Mobile, AL Saenger TheatreMay 08 Memphis, TN Orphe...
Sigur Rós News:
jonsi's solo album "go" available to preorder
From blogs.myspace.com at 01/03/10 11:29 AM. 0 comments.
the limited edition of 'go' is now available to preorder on jonsi.com. the limited edition includes, among other things, a new film called 'go quiet', featuring jonsi performing all the songs on the a...
Vampire Weekend Photos:
Vampire Weekend @ Sala Penelope (27/02/2010)
From www.flickr.com at 28/02/10 12:57 PM. 0 comments.
Vampire Weekend Photos:
Chris Baio, Vampire Weekend, Barcelona, 27 de febrero
From www.flickr.com at 28/02/10 03:13 AM. 0 comments.
Titus Andronicus News:
Instant gratification
From titusandronicustheband.blogspot.com at 27/02/10 12:59 AM. 0 comments.
When my brother and sister and I were kids, our father tried to teach us the value of delayed gratification. If we went on some outing, like to the zoo or a museum or wherever, he would allow us to pick out one souvenir, but we would always have to wait until it was time to go home before we could make that decision. That way, he thought, we'd figure out that, by waiting, we'd be able to determine what we really wanted and not miss out by being rash. It was his hope that we'd learn the value of long-term planning, being goal oriented, look at the big picture, that sort of thing, a lesson that would surely serve us well throughout life.
Well, forget that. Everybody knows delaying yr gratification sucks. With that in mind, let Titus Andronicus give you what you think you want right this second, damn the consequences, in the following two ways.
Firstly, it is our pleasure to share with you another song from our forthcoming record The Monitor. It is the first song on said record, and it is called "A More Perfect Union." You know, as in, "We, the people, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility..." and so forth. You know, the preamble to our United States Constitution, that most beautiful and beloved of documents. Get it? First song... preamble... come on, it makes perfect sense. What is that, you don't know...